LL-L: "Etymology" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 20.MAY.1999 (02)

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From: Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at simpross.co.za>
Subject: Etymology

Hi, all!

Ron responded on Christian's quest for the etymology of _Baer_ and said

Low Saxon (Low German) _bei(e)r_ denotes 'male pig' in general as well
as 'communally owned boar.'  A castrated male pig tends to be referred to
as _borg_ [bOVX] (pl. _boerg_ (_Börg_) [b9VC]).  (Other words for 'boar' are
_ever_ and _hauer_.)  To make things even more interesting, 'piglet' is _birge_
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_bigge_ in Eastern Friesland Low Saxon, but I assume that is a Frisian loan.  It

is _farken_ [fa:kN] elsewhere.

Does anyone know the origin of the Afrikaans _ot_ for _pig_?
Is it from Netherlands/Dutch and what is the origin?

Cheers!

Elsie Zinsser

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